MLB Pipeline releases its pre-season ranking Friday (8:00pm CST) of the Top 100 Prospects in baseball. And in advance of the 2016 prospect list, MLB.com posted a video with highlights of Kris Bryant’s first two years with the Cubs. From the second overall pick in the 2013 draft to the 2015 National League Rookie of the Year, it has really been one highlight after another for Kris Bryant. Bryant played in 36 games over three levels in the system after the Cubs signed him in … [Read more...]
The Daily CCO: Cubs Third Most Improved Team and Other News and Rumors
Coming off a 97-win season, it’s hard to believe the Cubs have actually improved this off-season. But on paper, the Cubs are a better team than the one that wrapped up the regular season in Milwaukee. The front office added Jason Heyward to the young core that already included Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber and Addison Russell. John Lackey and Adam Warren were added to the third best pitching staff in the NL from a year ago. And Ben Zobrist gives the Cubs the best infield in the … [Read more...]
Kris Bryant’s Top Games and Highlights of 2015
Kris Bryant lived up to all of the hype and his contributions to a 97-win Cubs’ team led to him being unanimously named the National League Rookie of the Year. Baseball America, the Sporting News, the MLBPA and the IBWAA also voted Bryant as the NL Rookie of the Year for 2015. Kris Bryant became the sixth player in franchise history to be named National League Rookie of the Year. Bryant joined Billy Williams (1961), Ken Hubbs (1962), Jerome Walton (1989), Kerry Wood (1998) and Geovany Soto … [Read more...]